The Victoria Hotel, Durham - pub details
Address: 86 Hallgarth Street, Durham, County Durham, DH1 3AS [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 917 0007 (ref 17268)
Durham (0.7 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Real ale
Pub suggested by unknownuser on 8 Dec 2004
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> Current user rating: 7.4/10 (rated by 40 users)
> Local guide: County Durham pub guide
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Dun Cow, Durham (0.2 miles), City, Durham (0.2 miles), Half Moon, Durham (0.2 miles), New Inn, Durham (0.2 miles), Swan and Three Cygnets, Durham (0.3 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Victoria Hotel, Durham
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| The sine qua non of Durham's pubs. MeurglysIII - 6 Jan 2009 22:00 |
| Best beer in town. The bar is compartmentalized into 3 sections. Various paraphernalia re: Queen Vic, adors the walls, Toby jugs and look out for the herd of elephants. It gives the place charater, as do the locals - some playing dominoes, the odd mad ole lady supping halfs quicker than her old man can buy them and a whiskey selection to make Scotland jealous. Old stuff everywhere, but it's clean, tidy and has a real fire gently glowing away. I feel sorry for the reviewer who described it as the "best breakfast ever", it's good, but they should really travel more. If you do stay the night, beware, as it's on the main drag from the student union just down the road, to various accomodation halls. At various times throughout the night, yo will be woken by packs of drunk, singing students, staggering their ways back home - if only they put as much effort into studying as they do getting drunk, they could have got themselves into a good university!. Well worth the high marks, and only a few mins walk out of the centre. TW1 - 30 Oct 2008 20:37 |
| If this pub is that great why can't someone post a picture of it? GeorgeXXIII - 29 Oct 2008 23:25 |
| Splendidly traditional pub with an unusual interconnecting three bar layout which comprises a popular front bar and 2 quieter "sitting rooms" - as per the etched windows. The pub is adorned throughout with memorabilia of Queen Victoria - posters, paintings etc - which contribute towards a splendid old fashioned atmosphere.There is a piano in one of the sitting rooms. As well as the 3 rooms, there is a screened "family department" for off-sales. The pub is listed in CAMRA's National Inventory of Unspoilt Interiors. On the ale front, the pub is a keen supporter of local micros - Big Lamp Bitter, Durham White Gem and Hadrian Pioneer were just 3 of the beers on offer during my mid-September visit. There is no background music to disturb the peaceful tranquillity throughout the pub. This is a "must-visit" pub - make no mistake. Go there ! JohnBonser - 24 Sep 2008 13:39 |
| Hard to add to the comments below really! An excellent pub and I wish I'd had time to spend longer here on my recent visit. pipsby - 3 Sep 2008 09:35 |
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